{"product_id":"broken-stars-book-ken-liu-9781250297662","title":"Broken Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSixteen short stories from China's groundbreaking science fiction writers, edited and translated by award-winning author Ken Liu.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Hugo award-winner Liu Cixin's 'Moonlight, ' a man is contacted by three future versions of himself, each trying to save their world from destruction. Hao Jingfang's 'The New Year Train' sees 1,500 passengers go missing on a train that vanishes into space. In the title story by Tang Fei, a young girl is shown how the stars can reveal the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition, three essays explore the history and rise of Chinese science fiction publishing, contemporary Chinese fandom, and how the growing interest in Chinese SF has impacted writers who had long laboured in obscurity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy turns dazzling, melancholy and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eBroken Stars\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of SFF voices emerging from China.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories include: \u003cbr\u003eGoodnight, Melancholy by Xia Jia \u003cbr\u003eThe Snow of Jinyang by Zhang Ran \u003cbr\u003eBroken Stars by Tang Fei \u003cbr\u003eSubmarines by Han Song \u003cbr\u003eSalinger and the Koreans by Han Song \u003cbr\u003eUnder a Dangling Sky by Cheng Jingbo \u003cbr\u003eWhat Has Passed Shall in Kinder Light Appear by Baoshu\u003cbr\u003eThe New Year Train by Hao Jingfang \u003cbr\u003eThe Robot Who Liked to Tell Tall Tales by Fei Dao \u003cbr\u003eMoonlight by Liu Cixin \u003cbr\u003eThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Laba Porridge by Anna Wu \u003cbr\u003eThe First Emperor's Games by Ma Boyong \u003cbr\u003eReflection by Gu Shi\u003cbr\u003eThe Brain Box by Regina Kanyu Wang\u003cbr\u003eComing of the Light by Chen Qiufan \u003cbr\u003eA History of Future Illnesses by Chen Qiufan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEssays: \u003cbr\u003eA Brief Introduction to Chinese Science Fiction and Fandom, by Regina Kanyu Wang, \u003cbr\u003eA New Continent for China Scholars: Chinese Science Fiction Studies by Mingwei Song\u003cbr\u003eScience Fiction: Embarrassing No More by Fei Dao \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more Chinese SF in translation, check out \u003ci\u003eInvisible Planets\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49678920286481,"sku":"CIN1250297664VG","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50317161496849,"sku":"CIN1250297664G","price":6.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51333231313169,"sku":"CIN1250297664A","price":6.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52933686984977,"sku":"GOR011613634","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1250297664.jpg?v=1750711886","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/broken-stars-book-ken-liu-9781250297662","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}